General Purpose
The Central Supply Clerk is responsible for managing the facility’s medical and general supply inventory. This role ensures that essential items are ordered, stocked, and distributed efficiently to support resident care and daily operations.
Essential Duties
- Order, receive, and stock central supply items such as briefs, gloves, gowns, and over-the-counter medications
- Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure supplies are organized and accessible
- Monitor usage patterns and communicate concerns about overuse or shortages to nursing leadership
- Identify and recommend new products or systems that improve efficiency and support staff needs
- Assist other departments with supply-related tasks as needed
- Maintain supply budget and track expenditures
- Build and maintain positive relationships with vendors and suppliers
- Understand basic contract terms and use ordering software to manage purchases
Qualification
Education and/or Experience
- Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) preferred
- Prior experience in inventory management or supply coordination in a healthcare setting is a plus
- Basic computer skills and familiarity with ordering systems
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
Physical Demands
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching
- Regular lifting, pushing, or pulling of supply boxes and carts up to 40 lbs
- Repetitive tasks such as stocking shelves and organizing inventory
- Use of carts, ladders, and basic supply equipment
- Ability to move throughout the facility to deliver supplies to various departments
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Basic computer skills and familiarity with ordering systems
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, push, and pull supply boxes and carts up to 40 pounds
- Certified Nursing Assistant certification
- Prior inventory management or supply coordination experience in a healthcare setting
What We Do
PACS trains and hires healthcare leaders, and provides a wide array of back-office support services to healthcare facilities, reducing administrative burdens so local leadership and care teams can focus more of their efforts on the care, well-being, and quality of life of their patients. The PACS team consists of 300+ professionals who provide accounting, finance, human resources, payroll, accounts receivable and payable, legal, risk management, information technology and other business advice and support from its headquarters in Farmington, UT, and satellite offices across the United States. PACS provides back-office administrative support to 321 independently-operated healthcare facilities in 17 states.
